An Endeavor Entrepreneur’s mantra: wisdom from Daniel Daccarett

After a recent Endeavor retreat for Chilean Endeavor Entrepreneurs, Daniel Daccarett shared some inspirational words about his experience as an Endeavor Entrepreneur…

I share with you my mantra which has helped me at various points in my life as an entrepreneur, starting from the day when I decided not to wait for opportunities but rather go out to find them.

I decided to look at every problem as an opportunity to find a solution. I decided to look at every night as a mystery to solve. I decided to look at every day as an opportunity to be happy. That day I discovered that my only rivals were my own weaknesses and that in these lay the only and best way to excel. That day I stopped fearing losing and started fearing not winning. I discovered that I was not the best and that perhaps I never had been; I stopped caring about who would win and who would lose; now I simply care about knowing that I am better than I was yesterday.

I learned that the best you can do is not reaching the top, but rather continuing to climb. I learned that love is more than simply being in love…love is a philosophy of life.

That day I stopped being a reflection of my few triumphs and started to be my own dim light of the present; I learned that being a light is worthless without lighting the path for others. That day I decided to change so much…that day I learned that dreams only exist so that they can come true.

Since that day I don’t sleep to get rest…now I simply sleep to dream. That day was May 14, 2002, when Endeavor opened its heart to me.